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Post by spike on Jan 4, 2023 16:59:18 GMT -5
So the bro saves up all his errands that are from one end of the town to the other and back, basically to waste my gas and not his. BUT today he is forgiven. He had to stop at Menard's and OH EM GEE they have seeds and potting stuff out. Yes money was spent and much happiness was exploded! Bro was disgusted but I had the car keys
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Post by daylilydude on Jan 5, 2023 3:14:03 GMT -5
Which seeds... the suspense is killing me...
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Post by Hensaplenty on Jan 5, 2023 7:46:10 GMT -5
Christmas all over again!
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Post by spike on Jan 5, 2023 10:23:20 GMT -5
daylilydude, well I did pick up a few green beans, lima beans, wax beans and peas! Since last year I planted 11 - 40 foot rows of them and nada As I am gleefully rubbing my hands together, I shall try again. I think that is the best part of being a gardener! Each seed is full of hope!
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Post by mgulfcoastguy on Jan 5, 2023 17:43:30 GMT -5
I just bought new peat pellets for this year. I'll think about starting seeds in a week or 2, whenever March 21 is 9 weeks before.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jan 5, 2023 23:02:22 GMT -5
mgulfcoastguy Something I planted the first time in peat pellets last season was eggplants - something I only used that for because I had my usual trays almost filled, for cold weather crops, and had to just fill a smaller than normal area up with those. They sprouted, and grew faster than I had ever seen in my normal starter mix! I set the pellets in larger than normal pots (18/tray) when the roots were all over them, and they were larger than my eggplants have ever gotten in 5 weeks - I'll have to start them a little later, this year. Usually, I just use them for large seeded veggies and put out after 3 weeks or so, like cukes, squash, and those Asian cucurbits.
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Post by paulf on Jan 6, 2023 10:59:00 GMT -5
After doing seed inventory yesterday there were only two pepper varieties. Because of our location and length of season for getting ripe peppers, today I am going through seed sites looking for good, short season peppers. I have noticed even seeds are exploding in price. Two more years can't come soon enough.
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Post by brownrexx on Jan 6, 2023 15:58:53 GMT -5
I don't even think about seeds for at least another month when I make my garden plan in late February. I start my tomato and pepper seeds in late March.
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Post by paulf on Jan 6, 2023 21:42:00 GMT -5
Ordered several peppers today. I started seeing at several sites the sold out signs going up and prices increasing every day, so the order is in. No planting for several months but when the time comes I am ready.
peppers ordered: Baron, Ace, Chablis, Giant Aconcagua (my all time favorite but it is a longer season pepper), Gypsy, Aruba. Elephant Ear may be the next order if I can combine it with something else to defray the shipping cost.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jan 7, 2023 18:09:57 GMT -5
I haven't ordered any more seeds. I think I have all of the seeds I need, but I am planning to get some more potting mix tomorrow. A little will be used for seed starting, and the rest for refreshing Earthboxes for the spring season.
I only use special seed starting mix as a cover for fine seeds and for a few things that seem really finicky. Most everything else, including peppers and tomatoes, gets down straight into potting mix (I just make sure not to cover the seeds with any chunky pieces and they seem perfectly happy.
This coming week is time to go ahead and set up my pepper and tomato grow lists, re-verify that I have all of the seeds that I think I have, and get to sowing peppers! I will need to sow tomatoes in a week or two. Two would be smarter, but it will be hard to wait that long.
Once the pepper seeds are sown, I need to sit down and plan the rest of my garden and go through my seed stash. Here again, I think I already have all of the seeds I need. But if I can't find some seeds I need, I might place an "emergency" seed order this week.
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Post by mgulfcoastguy on Jan 7, 2023 18:13:11 GMT -5
mgulfcoastguy Something I planted the first time in peat pellets last season was eggplants - something I only used that for because I had my usual trays almost filled, for cold weather crops, and had to just fill a smaller than normal area up with those. They sprouted, and grew faster than I had ever seen in my normal starter mix! I set the pellets in larger than normal pots (18/tray) when the roots were all over them, and they were larger than my eggplants have ever gotten in 5 weeks - I'll have to start them a little later, this year. Usually, I just use them for large seeded veggies and put out after 3 weeks or so, like cukes, squash, and those Asian cucurbits. That's good, I have three types of eggplant seeds though I will probably only plant Rosita and Louisiana Long Green. I have planted LLG before and it grew 4 foot plants that produced until after Thanksgiving. Rosita is supposed to be a non bitter medium sized violet colored one.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jan 7, 2023 19:52:42 GMT -5
I have 7 varieties of EP this year - the Ichiban, which is always the earliest, still 3 have Neon seeds (off the market, and the saved seeds didn't do well), and the Chinese Long Green, and the rest are new. 3 green ones - LLG, which I actually did grow years ago, that was very late, U of Hawaii Long Green, and The Choryoku hybrib. The last is a dark one, Batac. I'll see what happens with them.
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Post by mgulfcoastguy on Jan 17, 2023 0:42:12 GMT -5
LLG may start producing late but we were still picking them at Thanksgiving. If Rosita produces first, that is a good thing . Eggplants are customary along the Gulf Coast but you go just a few minutes inland and they view them with great suspicion. So We don't need to be overloaded with too many at a time.
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